Beginners Challenge... 50 miles in March

Mock_Turtle · March 2013

Will add ticker when I figure it out.

Cariñosita · March 2013

I'd love to do this. Just started a new 5k program. 50 miles in march. Got this

ldressle66 · March 2013

I am in

WhataBroad · March 2013

Can someone tell me how to update my ticker, not done this before???

Paste the URL of your ticker ( http://www.tickerfactory.com/...) in a web browser address bar and it will take you to the update page of your ticker, you will need to remember your PIN that you set up. Hope this helps

ETA: unless there's an easier way of doing this??

MED2012COLORADO · March 2013

MED2012COLORADO · March 2013

http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wNRxdw2/exercise.png

spike90 · March 2013

GETTING THE TICKER TO POST----hopefully these detailed instructions will help everyone that is having difficulty posting their ticker. It took me awhile to get it as well but once you learn it, it is super easy.

1. Go to tickerfactroy.com and mid page is an area for "exercise and fitness ticker" - click that

2. Choose what ticker you like, click next. Choose what person/figure/slider you want and click next.

3. Put in a password, units (would be miles or km here), your current cummuliative value (which should be zero as March isn't here yet), and what your target miles are (50 or higher), and then put in the message that you want printed on top of your ticker (most people do 50 mile challenge or something like that) and then click the next tab.

4 It will say "done!" and show you ticker. It wll bring up a size and dark/ligh option. i would suggest large and ligher.

5. At the bottom of this same "done!" page there is a box that says "Direct Image URL". The link in this box is what you need to post your ticker on MFP.

Highlight the link in the box and right click to "copy".

Go to where you are ready to do a "reply" to the 50 mile challenge and in the reply box where you would normally type your wording (like where you typed that you couldnt get the ticker to work), right click your mouse and "paste" the link (do not submit your reply yet!!).

The link as it is was listed in the "direct image URL:" box on the tickerfactory website should now be identical to what you copy and pasted into your MFP reply.

now add

directly in front of link with no spaces (********make the img is lowercase though not capital....lowercase would not show up here for the directions so I had to use capital for the example)

then add direcly behind link with no spaces (*** again img needs to be lowercase not capital)

now hit reply to the post and you should see you ticker there.

good luck

Sherrielsb · March 2013

Sounds good if this isn't a closed group I am in for 50.

NellieFlower · March 2013

March Beginners Challenge...50 miles in March.
I will give it a go. My first fitness challenge! But, for convenience I will be doing it in kilometres. So it is the 80 Kilometre challenge for me.

Americanbabydoll · March 2013

March 2013 Walking
Date Miles Goal: 60
3/1/2013 5
3/2/2013 5

Total 10

MED2012COLORADO · March 2013

stefferoo2012 · March 2013

I am realllly going to try to do this!!!

stefferoo2012 · March 2013

attempting to create a ticker

lauraellie10 · March 2013

Sounds good. I am a complete beginner for jogging/running. Hope to start it soon. But this will help me do more walking for sure. Xx

TinaMath · March 2013

Oh my goodness! That is SO CUTE! I love it and will be looking into this "Ticker" thing! I will join you! :happy:

moby_chick · March 2013

Oooops, having problems trying to update my ticker. I know my pin, but the instructions say to paste the url of your ticker into browser..... er, um.... how do I find my ticker's url. *blush*

cindyhowick · March 2013

I'm in

moby_chick · March 2013

Where do you paste your PIN? lol

TinaMath · March 2013

It took me a few moments...hilarious!! lmao!

TinaMath · March 2013

How does he even DO that??!! lol

srey0701 · March 2013

Easy peasy!!!!!!! If I can use the machines!

Serah87 · March 2013

I'm in!! :bigsmile:

March 1st: 5 miles

March 2nd: 4 miles

mrfrodogetdown · March 2013

I'll try (but I have no real way of measuring distance?)

unfeigned · March 2013

I'll try (but I have no real way of measuring distance?)

what I found out is that Google Maps are really good way to measure your distance (that is of course if you remember where you have walked/ran). You do that either by visiting http://maps.google.com and using "Measurement Tool" (read how to use it on http://support.google.com/maps/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1628031 or by inputting your starting and finishing location and asking for direction from Google (than use your mouse to drag that route to your exact route that you have "traveled").

And that should do it